Bishop Feehan High School - Flashback Yearbook (Attleboro, MA)

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Summer in Italy! From Rome to Sicily, from Assisi to Bologna, Kevin Birch comes to the centuries old church of St. Stepheno. Kevin also visited his uncle, Bishop G. Giaquinta and many other relatives. What else but Spain’s tall ships could lure Spanish teachers Miss Sedlak and Mrs. Drobnis to Boston’s harbor in cold, drenching rain? “Over here, over here!’’ Joseph MacDougal, Raymond Boucher, Margaret Flanagan, Diana Carey and Mr. Dillon enjoy a game of water basketball. Famished band members, Lanette Dugan, Michelle Boucher, Raymond Boucher, Renee Palin, Joseph MacDougal, Peter Blais, Emilie Blais and John Precopio eagerly await hamburgers. 24 Summer

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The two o'clock bell buzzes excuses for getting together and gatherings Feehanites enjoy. throughout the school. Within celebrating! That’s right, for Whatever the setting or group, seconds, halls are packed with partying! all parties are basically the same: shouting, laughing students. Last Even with the hectic schedules spending time with friends away minute locker clean-ups prevail followed by most students, finding from the classroom and simply until 2:10 when the final bus pulls = acouple of hours to party isnever having a good time! Both students out of the parking lot, followed by aproblem. Beach parties, and faculty alike welcome a party an endless procession of masquerade parties, skating to break the routine of each week. screeching cars. School is finished parties, pool parties, birthday They say: “‘All work and no play for another year! parties, cast parties, holiday makes Jack a dull boy.”’ If this is Just what do all of the above parties, toga parties, Spanish true there are very few boring situations have in common? Not dinner parties, and reunions are people at our school! ‘‘What are much, except that they’re all just a few of these social you doing Saturday night?”’ “Cheers for Latin!” Karen Doyle and Jane Lynch enjoy an evening at a toga party. Weekend in New Hampshire gets Mark Dieterle, Michael Gamache, Tracey Giordano, Pamela Gleason, Melissa Clarkin, and Roderick Nerney involved in an ice-breaker game at their Peer Counseling workshop. Eagles aren’t easy to build, so Daren Carvalho and Suzanne Poirier discover as they help build their successful homecoming float. Yum, yum — Sister Patricia’s meatballs and spaghetti supper satisfies Peer Counselors Roderick Nerney, Susan Wegerdt, and Michelle Giordano. Mystery characters Michelle Cartier and Edward Desjardins, win the prize for the best costumes at the band Halloween party. Parties 23

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PLEASE PASS THE COPPERTONE As the doors swung open onthe Washington, D.C. where he had the at home when they travelled to last day of school, students rampaged out into the bright sunshine, finally realizing that summer was here. We wasted no time in getting into the spirit of summer. The following day the entire school unofficially celebrated with a party at Horseneck Beach. When most of us - think of summer we picture parties, sunbathing, bike riding, rest and relaxation. However there are also those people at Feehan who are a little bit more energetic than that. Tracy Giordano spent the summer taking courses at Prov idence College to further enhance her interest in the field of Biology. William Hyland participated in a debate in RESERVATIONS DEPARTS opportunity to meet with President Jimmy Carter. Amie Hodgkins and Christopher Lefebvre went to a National Latin Convention in Tennessee, where Amie and Chris were also recognized for their fine artistic and musical abilities. Travel also played an important role in several students’ vacations. Many spent their summer on the shores of Cape Cod and some people ventured across state lines. Deborah O’ Donnell and Robin Castagnola travelled to Wisconsin and visited Marquette University. Debbie Fales had “‘chilling’’ experiences in Alaska! Jennifer Cook-Horning visited Scotland and met ‘‘new’’ relations. Sean McCarren and Sean Healey felt right Miss The Boat! “ke Bebb RIV BRBOAT DAILY 4 HOUR CRUISES CALL 479-6¢ LIC DC lreland. Raymond Boucher toured cross country with his marching corps, meeting lots of new people throughout the United States. Then there were the helpers. So many students worked for others during the summer, some as orderlies, others shared their skills teaching younger children, working at neighborhood playgrounds and as lifeguards. Those with athletic talent joined summer league competition and went to summer camp. Students played basketball, field hockey, tennis, football, and hockey. Still others worked at memorizing lines as they participated in summer theater, ‘“‘By the Beautiful Sea.”’ More and more students worked away the summer hoping to fill piggy banks and save for college. Students cut lawns, waited on tables, were bank tellers, worked as nurses‘ aides and chambermaids, and others worked for McDonald's, Burger King, Bliss, Friendly’s, Almacs, Newport Creamery, Star Market, and at numerous other places. No matter what our job was or what we accomplished — all enjoyed the two month break and now look forward to more fun in the sun. Even an August day can be chilly — at the North Pole. Mrs. Eleanor Kenney can look across the Straits to the Siberian coast. After her stay in Tennessee for the National Classical League meeting, the temperature change was quite a shock. Coke and Pepsi share the same counter at the Spanish Honor Society’s party, where Christopher Roberge, Tracy Giordano and Mary Cote take the ‘‘pause that refreshes.” Summer 25